June 2016 Safety Committee Newsletter

William A. Hazel, Inc.
Safety Committee
Work Place
Safety Program
June 2016
Special Edition
Issue 2
First Quarter
Este Folleto en Español:
Recognition of Crews
Reconocimiento de Grupos. – Muestra los grupos que la
compañia a premiado por trabajar cuidadosamente.
Felicitaciones a esos grupos.
Programa de Manejo de Crisis – Habla sobre que hacer en caso
de un incidente potencial.
Crew 514
Trucking
Crew 513
Crew 201
Toolbox talks or renuniones en la mañana –
Estas conversaciones se llevan a cabo en las mañanas con los
empleados del grupo para hablar sobre problemas de seguridad
y de salud.
Prevención de Accidentes Personales y de Vehiculos de Motor –
Este tema se ha agregado para refrescar su mente en que hacer
en caso de un accidente ya sea personal o de vehiculos.
Crew: 514
Names: Jason, Santamaria, Jose, Hipolito, Julio
Safety Appreciation – for going above and beyond finding a High Pressure Gas Line that was MARKED WRONG.
Great job!
Crew: 513
Names: Way, James P., Douglas, James G., and David.
Un mensaje del Comité de Salud – Un mensaje sobre como
hacer si es mordido por garrapatas en el trabajo.
Safety Performance working around utilities at Ambrose Hill. Great Job!
Crew: Trucking
Names: Kevin, Norman, Randy, John and not pictured Lindsay Haley.
With Coordination from Randy, this Group of Lowboy Drivers have gone 469 Consecutive Days without a
preventable accident. Great job!
Crew: 201
Names: Marden
For his above and beyond duty actions on March 10, 2016 . Employee recognized an unsafe act and possible
policy breaking event after hours involving a company vehicle. His actions were rewarded with Class 3 Safety
Jacket and a Class 3 Safety Shirt. Great job!
Una palabra de – El Sr. Hazel comparte unas cuantas palabras
con nosotros.
El Eslogan del casco –
debe de ser puesto en su casco en la
parte de arriva de su oido derecho.
Accident Prevention Personal Accidents
Accident Prevention –
Motor Vehicle Accidents
A Message from Your Wellness Committee
Tick Bites
Despite improvement in
occupational safety around 13
people lose their life each day
through work related accidents.
Our purpose is to improve more and
more each day with your help.
Some tips to prevent injuries at
work:
1. Always be alert on the job.
2. Wear the required Safety gear.
3. Always follow the safety
program of your workplace.
4. Always be on the lookout for
possible cause of accidents and
then report it to management
and/or Safety.
5. Never risk your life or the life
of others by being exposed to
hazards.
Accidents disrupt production. The
personal cost of an accident,
emotional and financial, can be high.
Pain and distress can cause a major
life change.
Accidents involving company cars,
trucks, and other vehicles present
several legal questions:
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Who's responsible?
Whose insurance company pays?
What benefits are available?
What's the role of workers'
compensation insurance?
When an employee is driving a
company car, truck, or other motorized
vehicle, usually the employee is acting
within the scope of his or her
employment.
Ways to avoid car accidents:
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Pull into traffic slower
Watch for red light runners
Keep at least one hand on steering
wheel – Reduce in car distraction.
Perform engine maintenance
regularly.
Scan 12 seconds ahead.
Look backwards when backing out
– Make sure your back up alarm
works.
Do not tailgate.
Be courteous to other drivers.
Reference:
Osha.eu
Character-training.com
Losh.ucla.edu
Ehstoday.cm
Inuryclaimcoach.com
Now that spring is approaching, we’d like to remind our employees that
with warmer weather comes tick season. There are a variety of tick-borne
diseases, although most ticks do not transmit harmful microbes.
To protect yourself from tick bites:
 Wear a long sleeved shirt, long pants, socks and shoes/boots.
 Tuck your shirt into your pants and your pants into your socks or
boots.
 Use insect repellent labeled for ticks. Ensure your clothing is
covered as well as exposed body parts.
 When you leave the area, examine your body for ticks. Run your
fingers through your hair and check body parts that were covered
by clothing, as well as the clothing itself.
What to do if you are bitten by a tick:
 Remove the tick by grasping it as close to the skin as possible with
tweezers or facial tissue to remove the head and mouthparts. Pull
the tick directly away from the skin without twisting or turning.
Note the date of the bite and preserve the tick, if at all possible, to
show the doctor if complications arise.
 Wash your hands and clean the bite with a gentle soap and warm
water. Apply an antiseptic, such as alcohol, to prevent infection.
 See a doctor immediately if the tick has burrowed into the skin or if
all of the tick cannot be removed; you develop flu-like symptoms,
fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches, or a rash within
one month of the bite; the bite develops a lesion within 30 days;
there are signs of infection such as redness, warmth or
inflammation; you think it might be a deer tick.
A word from:
David Hazel
Congratulations, Safety Committee!
You are probably thinking,
Safety Committee, I did not know
William A. Hazel, Inc. has a
Safety Committee.
Well, now you know. The Safety Committee came together last
year. The purpose of the committee is to promote and to
encourage a culture of safety.
Committee membership is voluntary. It is important to note
that the Safety Committee does not establish nor does it enforce
policy. However, good thoughtful ideas brought to the
committee may become policy. If you are interested in safety
and would like to join the committee, see Mike Thomas,
committee chair. Be Safe!
Crisis Management Program
Purpose – In the event of any business disruptions or interruptions that
pose threats of damages to life, property or reputation to William A.
Hazel, Inc., the main purpose of this crisis management plan is to
safeguard the interests of William A. Hazel, Inc., shareholders, vendors,
franchisees, affiliates, subsidiaries, customers, clients and employees, by
at least minimizing if not eliminating the potential losses arising from
unavoidable incidents.
Sudden Illness/Injury/Death response.
Sudden Illness or Injury/Death
Administer First Aid
Call Paramedics Dial 9-1-1
Contact Family or Guardian
Submit Accident Report
Paramedics Assume Responsibility for
Medical Care
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Safety Slogan award goes to Robert (Buck) Beavers
We have attached your
safetylogo.
Logo should be placed
above right ear on your
hard hat.
Company Sends Report to
Insurance Carrier
Victim Treated
Released
Victim
Hospitalized
Safety Works! Tool Box Talks.
Tool box talks cover a variety of common
workplace safety and health problems.
This is an opportunity to discuss a specific safety and health topic in an
informal setting. It’s intended to be participatory, encouraging questions
and discussion and drawing on workers’ experience. It’s not a lecture and
there are no tests. Tool box talks can help you prevent work related
injuries, illnesses, and deaths.
We want your workplace to be as safe and healthy as possible.